Steve Pritko
{{Short description|American football player (1920–2015)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Steve Pritko
| number = 11, 30, 17, 23
| position = End
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|12|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Northampton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|6|6|1920|12|21|mf=y}}
| death_place = Gardena, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 209
| high_school = Northampton
(Northampton, Pennsylvania)
| college = Villanova
| draftyear = 1943
| draftround = 28
| draftpick = 265
(by the Cleveland Rams){{Cite web |title=1943 NFL Player Draft |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1943&lg=nfl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102101328/http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1943&lg=nfl |archive-date=January 2, 2009 |access-date=July 17, 2020 |url-status=usurped |website=databaseFootball.com}}
| pastteams =
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1943}})
- Cleveland/L.A. Rams ({{NFL Year|1944|1947}})
- Boston Yanks ({{NFL Year|1948}})
- New York Bulldogs ({{NFL Year|1949}})
- Green Bay Packers (1949–{{NFL Year|1950}})
| pastcoaching =
- Mount Carmel HS (CA) (1952–1954)
Head coach - Los Angeles City (1955–1962)
Head coach
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 93
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 1,114
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 13
| pfr = PritSt20
}}
Stephen Pritko (December 21, 1920 – June 6, 2015) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as an end for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants (1943), Cleveland / Los Angeles Rams (1944–1947), Boston Yanks (1948), New York Bulldogs (1949), and Green Bay Packers (1949–1950). Pritko served as the head football coach at Los Angeles City College (LACC) from 1955 to 1962.
Early life and education
Pritco was born December 21, 1920, in Northampton, Pennsylvania. He attended Northampton Area High School and then Villanova University.
NFL career
Pritco was selected by the Cleveland Rams in the 28th round the 1943 NFL draft. During his NFL career, he played for the New York Giants in 1943, the Cleveland and Los Angeles Rams from 1944 through 1947, the Boston Yanks in 1949, and the Green Bay Packers from 1949 until 1950.
Coaching career
Pritko was hired in 1952 as the head football coach at Mount Carmel High School in Los Angeles.{{cite news |author= |title=Pritko New Carmel High Grid Coach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/146811591/ |newspaper=Daily News |location=Los Angeles, California |date=March 15, 1952 |page=15 |access-date=May 7, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} In 1955, he took on the same role at Los Angeles City College (LACC) and coached there through the 1962 season.{{cite news |author= |title=Boyer Set To Direct LACC Grid |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news/146811395/ |newspaper=Citizen-News |location=Hollywood, California |date=December 11, 1962 |page=B2 |access-date=May 7, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Death
Pritko died June 6, 2015, in Gardena, California, at age 94.
Head coaching record
=Junior college=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Los Angeles City Cubs
| conf = Western State Conference
| startyear = 1955
| endyear = 1962
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1955
| name = Los Angeles City
| overall = 5–4–1
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1956
| name = Los Angeles City
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 1–4
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1957
| name = Los Angeles City
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1958
| name = Los Angeles City
| overall = 4–5
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = T–4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1959
| name = Los Angeles City
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1960
| name = Los Angeles City
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 2–5
| confstanding = T–5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1961
| name = Los Angeles City
| overall = 4–4–1
| conference = 3–3–1
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1962
| name = Los Angeles City
| overall = 3–3
| conference = 3–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Los Angeles City
| overall = 36–32–2
| confrecord = 21–26–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 36–32–2
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Los Angeles City Cubs football coach navbox}}
{{Cleveland Rams 1943 draft navbox}}
{{1945 Cleveland Rams}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pritko, Steve}}
Category:American football ends
Category:Cleveland Rams players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Los Angeles City Cubs football coaches
Category:Los Angeles Rams players
Category:New York Bulldogs players
Category:New York Giants players
Category:Villanova Wildcats football players
Category:High school football coaches in California
Category:Northampton Area High School alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Category:Coaches of American football from Pennsylvania
Category:Players of American football from Pennsylvania
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